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New HECNET.HLP file at RHESUS::[.HECNETHLP]HECNET.HLP

by help-robot＠sampsa.com

HECNET.HLP Stats: 2 local customised HLP files 5 remote INFO.TXT retrieved Nodes processed: CHIMPY GEWT MIM RHESUS VAX780 Compiled HECNET.HLP: 13K, 479 lines

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INFO.TXT, was Re: [HECnet] UPDATE: HECNET.HLP file for VMS systems

by drb＠msu.edu

So what's supposed to be in this INFO.TXT file that everyone's been talking about lately? I think I may be too much of a newcomer here to know about it. Where should it be, and what should it contain? Bob has a nice explanation in his INFO.TXT file on LEGATO. De

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VAX compiler kits

by b4＠gewt.net

On 29 Dec 2012, at 21:01, sampsa at mac.com wrote: Didn't take me more than a minute or so Took me about 30 to grab it! On 30 Dec 2012, at 03:36, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote: On 29 Dec 2012, at 20:12, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote: On 29 Dec 2012, at 20:09, Mark Wickens wrote: On 30/12/12 01:06, Cory Smelosky wrote: On 29 Dec 2012, at 20:04, Mark Wickens wrote: On 30/12/12 01:01, Rob Jarratt wrote: Mark, If you want to try another source I could try making it available for you. Let me know. Hi Rob, I'm good thanks - I managed to get it installed once I'd got the saveset across to ORAC. Interestingly I'm not certain this is the version that I used back in the day looking at the header files, but it has already brought back a lot of memories of Modula-2 in general. How would I go about installing this? Extracting the backup to a scratch disk and then running VMSINSTAL? Looking at the definition files for the system libraries reminds me of Benchmark Modula-2 for the Amiga (which I've still got the manual for but have been unable to locate a copy of the code itself having suffered bit rot from my original disks) which has comprehensive coverage of the entire system in Modula-2 form. Regards, Mark. -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net/ Personal stuff! http://gimme-sympathy.org/ My permanently-a-work-in-progress pet project. Go into each of the [.KIT] directories and create a saveset a level up with an extension the same as the kit directory, for example in [.KIT.C]: $ backup/log [...]*.*; [-]modula031.c/sav when you have then all run the installation procedure in the directory with the savesets, in my case: $ @sys$update:vmsinstal modula031 DSA1:[MSW.MODULA.KIT] Regards, Mark. Thank you. I will do as such once I get the save set copied over from legato::, it's going rather slowly. ;) It's still copying how big /IS/ this? ;) -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net/ Personal stuff! http://gimme-sympathy.org/ My permanently-a-work-in-progress pet project. -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net/ Personal stuff! http://gimme-sympathy.org/ My permanently-a-work-in-progress pet project. -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net/ Personal stuff! http://gimme-sympathy.org/ My permanently-a-work-in-progress pet project.

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VAX compiler kits

by sampsa＠mac.com

Didn't take me more than a minute or so... On 30 Dec 2012, at 03:36, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote: On 29 Dec 2012, at 20:12, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote: On 29 Dec 2012, at 20:09, Mark Wickens wrote: On 30/12/12 01:06, Cory Smelosky wrote: On 29 Dec 2012, at 20:04, Mark Wickens wrote: On 30/12/12 01:01, Rob Jarratt wrote: Mark, If you want to try another source I could try making it available for you. Let me know. Hi Rob, I'm good thanks - I managed to get it installed once I'd got the saveset across to ORAC. Interestingly I'm not certain this is the version that I used back in the day looking at the header files, but it has already brought back a lot of memories of Modula-2 in general. How would I go about installing this? Extracting the backup to a scratch disk and then running VMSINSTAL? Looking at the definition files for the system libraries reminds me of Benchmark Modula-2 for the Amiga (which I've still got the manual for but have been unable to locate a copy of the code itself having suffered bit rot from my original disks) which has comprehensive coverage of the entire system in Modula-2 form. Regards, Mark. -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net/ Personal stuff! http://gimme-sympathy.org/ My permanently-a-work-in-progress pet project. Go into each of the [.KIT] directories and create a saveset a level up with an extension the same as the kit directory, for example in [.KIT.C]: $ backup/log [...]*.*; [-]modula031.c/sav when you have then all run the installation procedure in the directory with the savesets, in my case: $ @sys$update:vmsinstal modula031 DSA1:[MSW.MODULA.KIT] Regards, Mark. Thank you. I will do as such once I get the save set copied over from legato::, it's going rather slowly. ;) It's still copying how big /IS/ this? ;) -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net/ Personal stuff! http://gimme-sympathy.org/ My permanently-a-work-in-progress pet project. -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net/ Personal stuff! http://gimme-sympathy.org/ My permanently-a-work-in-progress pet project.

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VAX compiler kits

by b4＠gewt.net

On 29 Dec 2012, at 20:12, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote: On 29 Dec 2012, at 20:09, Mark Wickens wrote: On 30/12/12 01:06, Cory Smelosky wrote: On 29 Dec 2012, at 20:04, Mark Wickens wrote: On 30/12/12 01:01, Rob Jarratt wrote: Mark, If you want to try another source I could try making it available for you. Let me know. Hi Rob, I'm good thanks - I managed to get it installed once I'd got the saveset across to ORAC. Interestingly I'm not certain this is the version that I used back in the day looking at the header files, but it has already brought back a lot of memories of Modula-2 in general. How would I go about installing this? Extracting the backup to a scratch disk and then running VMSINSTAL? Looking at the definition files for the system libraries reminds me of Benchmark Modula-2 for the Amiga (which I've still got the manual for but have been unable to locate a copy of the code itself having suffered bit rot from my original disks) which has comprehensive coverage of the entire system in Modula-2 form. Regards, Mark. -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net/ Personal stuff! http://gimme-sympathy.org/ My permanently-a-work-in-progress pet project. Go into each of the [.KIT] directories and create a saveset a level up with an extension the same as the kit directory, for example in [.KIT.C]: $ backup/log [...]*.*; [-]modula031.c/sav when you have then all run the installation procedure in the directory with the savesets, in my case: $ @sys$update:vmsinstal modula031 DSA1:[MSW.MODULA.KIT] Regards, Mark. Thank you. I will do as such once I get the save set copied over from legato::, it's going rather slowly. ;) It's still copying how big /IS/ this? ;) -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net/ Personal stuff! http://gimme-sympathy.org/ My permanently-a-work-in-progress pet project. -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net/ Personal stuff! http://gimme-sympathy.org/ My permanently-a-work-in-progress pet project.

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VAX compiler kits

by b4＠gewt.net

On 29 Dec 2012, at 20:09, Mark Wickens wrote: On 30/12/12 01:06, Cory Smelosky wrote: On 29 Dec 2012, at 20:04, Mark Wickens wrote: On 30/12/12 01:01, Rob Jarratt wrote: Mark, If you want to try another source I could try making it available for you. Let me know. Hi Rob, I'm good thanks - I managed to get it installed once I'd got the saveset across to ORAC. Interestingly I'm not certain this is the version that I used back in the day looking at the header files, but it has already brought back a lot of memories of Modula-2 in general. How would I go about installing this? Extracting the backup to a scratch disk and then running VMSINSTAL? Looking at the definition files for the system libraries reminds me of Benchmark Modula-2 for the Amiga (which I've still got the manual for but have been unable to locate a copy of the code itself having suffered bit rot from my original disks) which has comprehensive coverage of the entire system in Modula-2 form. Regards, Mark. -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net/ Personal stuff! http://gimme-sympathy.org/ My permanently-a-work-in-progress pet project. Go into each of the [.KIT] directories and create a saveset a level up with an extension the same as the kit directory, for example in [.KIT.C]: $ backup/log [...]*.*; [-]modula031.c/sav when you have then all run the installation procedure in the directory with the savesets, in my case: $ @sys$update:vmsinstal modula031 DSA1:[MSW.MODULA.KIT] Regards, Mark. Thank you. I will do as such once I get the save set copied over from legato::, it's going rather slowly. ;) -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net/ Personal stuff! http://gimme-sympathy.org/ My permanently-a-work-in-progress pet project.

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VAX compiler kits

by mark＠wickensonline.co.uk

On 30/12/12 01:06, Cory Smelosky wrote: On 29 Dec 2012, at 20:04, Mark Wickens wrote: On 30/12/12 01:01, Rob Jarratt wrote: Mark, If you want to try another source I could try making it available for you. Let me know. Hi Rob, I'm good thanks - I managed to get it installed once I'd got the saveset across to ORAC. Interestingly I'm not certain this is the version that I used back in the day looking at the header files, but it has already brought back a lot of memories of Modula-2 in general. How would I go about installing this? Extracting the backup to a scratch disk and then running VMSINSTAL? Looking at the definition files for the system libraries reminds me of Benchmark Modula-2 for the Amiga (which I've still got the manual for but have been unable to locate a copy of the code itself having suffered bit rot from my original disks) which has comprehensive coverage of the entire system in Modula-2 form. Regards, Mark. -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net/ Personal stuff! http://gimme-sympathy.org/ My permanently-a-work-in-progress pet project. Go into each of the [.KIT] directories and create a saveset a level up with an extension the same as the kit directory, for example in [.KIT.C]: $ backup/log [...]*.*; [-]modula031.c/sav when you have then all run the installation procedure in the directory with the savesets, in my case: $ @sys$update:vmsinstal modula031 DSA1:[MSW.MODULA.KIT] Regards, Mark.

12 years, 9 months

VAX compiler kits

by b4＠gewt.net

On 29 Dec 2012, at 20:04, Mark Wickens wrote: On 30/12/12 01:01, Rob Jarratt wrote: Mark, If you want to try another source I could try making it available for you. Let me know. Hi Rob, I'm good thanks - I managed to get it installed once I'd got the saveset across to ORAC. Interestingly I'm not certain this is the version that I used back in the day looking at the header files, but it has already brought back a lot of memories of Modula-2 in general. How would I go about installing this? Extracting the backup to a scratch disk and then running VMSINSTAL? Looking at the definition files for the system libraries reminds me of Benchmark Modula-2 for the Amiga (which I've still got the manual for but have been unable to locate a copy of the code itself having suffered bit rot from my original disks) which has comprehensive coverage of the entire system in Modula-2 form. Regards, Mark. -- Cory Smelosky http://gewt.net/ Personal stuff! http://gimme-sympathy.org/ My permanently-a-work-in-progress pet project.

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VAX compiler kits

by mark＠wickensonline.co.uk

On 30/12/12 01:01, Rob Jarratt wrote: Mark, If you want to try another source I could try making it available for you. Let me know. Hi Rob, I'm good thanks - I managed to get it installed once I'd got the saveset across to ORAC. Interestingly I'm not certain this is the version that I used back in the day looking at the header files, but it has already brought back a lot of memories of Modula-2 in general. Looking at the definition files for the system libraries reminds me of Benchmark Modula-2 for the Amiga (which I've still got the manual for but have been unable to locate a copy of the code itself having suffered bit rot from my original disks) which has comprehensive coverage of the entire system in Modula-2 form. Regards, Mark.

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VAX compiler kits

by robert.jarratt＠ntlworld.com

Mark, If you want to try another source I could try making it available for you. Let me know. Regards Rob From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Mark Wickens Sent: 30 December 2012 00:05 To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE Subject: Re: [HECnet] VAX compiler kits On 28/12/12 20:27, Bob Armstrong wrote: Mark, $type falserver.log; ======================================================== FAL V7.1-12 started execution on 28-DEC-2012 12:00:22.58 with SYS$NET = SIMVAX::"0=MSW" and with FAL$LOG = 03/DISABLE=8 Logical link was established on 28-DEC-2012 12:00:22.87 Requested file access operation: Open file Specified file: SYS$SPECIFIC:[FAL$SERVER.KITS]MODULA2.BCK;1 Resultant file: SYS$SPECIFIC:[FAL$SERVER.KITS]MODULA2.BCK;1 Logical link was terminated on 28-DEC-2012 12:03:33.49 Total connect time for logical link was 0 00:03:10.62 Total CPU time used for connection was 0 00:00:00.03 File Access Statistics for RECV-Side XMIT-Side Composite -------------------------- --------- --------- --------- # DAP Message QIO Calls 4 5 9 # DAP Messages Exchanged 5 13 18 # User Records/Blocks 0 4 4 # Bytes of User Data 0 16384 16384 # Bytes in DAP Layer 110 8404 8514 User Data Throughput (bps) 0 688 688 DAP Layer Throughput (bps) 5 353 357 Average Record/Block Size 0 4096 4096 % User Data in DAP Layer 0.0% 195.0% 192.4% -------------------------- --------- --------- --------- Negotiated DAP buffer size = 4156 bytes Buffered I/O count during connection = 15 Direct I/O count during connection = 3 Peak working set size for process = 429 pages Successful Start Transaction Branch = 0 Start Transaction Branch loops = 0 FAL terminated execution on 28-DEC-2012 12:03:33.49 ======================================================== No errors on this side, although the thruput (688 bytes per second!) is really low. Sounds like a networking problem. A bunch of people have copied it, and you re the first to have a problem. It s ironic that you d be the one singled out! Bob From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Mark Wickens Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 11:49 AM To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE Subject: Re: [HECnet] VAX compiler kits Boo! Not sure what was going on there with the SIMH VAX instance but I booted a real VAX and the copy of modula2.bck completed without incident. MSW at ORAC$ copy legato::[.kits]modula2.bck [] ORAC::MSW 00:57:32 COPY CPU=00:00:02.50 PF=22314 IO=731 MEM=616 MSW at ORAC$ dir/size=all modula2.bck Directory DISK$USERS:[MSW] MODULA2.BCK;1 7623/7630 Total of 1 file, 7623/7630 blocks.

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